{"id":189371,"date":"2023-11-30T11:18:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T11:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=189371"},"modified":"2023-11-30T11:18:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T11:18:13","slug":"im-the-first-plus-size-miss-universe-contestant-trolls-call-me-a-whale-but-that-wont-stop-me-showing-off-my-curves-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/fashion\/im-the-first-plus-size-miss-universe-contestant-trolls-call-me-a-whale-but-that-wont-stop-me-showing-off-my-curves-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I'm the first plus-size Miss Universe contestant – trolls call me a whale but that won't stop me showing off my curves | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
PAGEANTS aren't exactly known the be inclusive of different body shapes, but perhaps the most famous one in the world has included the first ever plus-size contestant.<\/p>\n
Jane Dipika Garrett, 22, represented Nepal in the Miss Universe pageant, which took place in El Salvador earlier this month.<\/p>\n
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The beauty queen placed in the top 20 out of 90 other women from across the globe, defying trolls who say she shouldn't be celebrated because of her size.<\/p>\n
Despite the haters, Jane has also been cheered on by many and wasn't aware of the onslaught of trolls until after the competition. <\/p>\n
She told\u00a0Fox News: "They don't even know my story. They don't even know what I'm going through."<\/p>\n
"I got the loudest applause from the whole entire audience.\u00a0<\/p>\n
"And that felt so good because it was like a breakthrough moment for me and for society that they see something different, that they see real size beauty," Jane added.<\/p>\n Most of the cruel comments were left on Jane's Instagram, where she boats over 298,000 followers.<\/p>\n Some called her a "whale" or said her body was "disgusting", meanwhile, others insisted she was "promoting obesity."<\/p>\n Jane revealed her weight has fluctuational over the years due to polycystic ovary syndrome.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The condition can cause weight gain as well as acne, irregular periods, and excess hair and affects one in three women in the UK.<\/p>\n Jane said her self confidence nose-dived after her diagnosis, but she's since been learning to have a more "positive mindset" about it all.<\/p>\n The beauty contestant said she use to starve herself in a bid to look more like other models when she was younger.<\/p>\n Her mental health also plummeted as a teen as a result of comparing herself to thinner girls at school.<\/p>\n Now, Jane relies on meditation, positive affirmations and a balanced diet to keep the side effects of her PCOS to a minimum as well as keep her mental health in check.<\/p>\n As far as she's concerned mean comments and criticism from trolls are "their problem."<\/p>\n Jane thanked her supporters after she finished as a semifinalist: "The screams! I\u2019m so so so happy that I got so much support from millions of people! Thank you for the support.<\/p>\n "Top 20 baby! Such an honor to reach a placement and represent millions of women around the world and my beautiful country Nepal," she wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n<\/picture>BODY CONFIDENT <\/span><\/p>\n
I'm plus size & hot – I love flaunting my curves in a skimpy bikini<\/h3>\n
<\/picture>BODY BOOST <\/span><\/p>\n
I'm plus-sized and was brainwashed to follow strict rules on how to dress<\/h3>\n
Most read in Fabulous<\/h2>\n
<\/picture>TOP DOLL-AR <\/span><\/p>\n
Trolls compare me to a \u2018walrus\u2019 because I\u2019m plus-size – they\u2019ll never stop me<\/h3>\n
<\/picture>HOT STUFF <\/span><\/p>\n
I\u2019m 66 & sexy in my bikini – haters say my body makes them ‘want to throw up’<\/h3>\n
<\/picture>WEIGH TO GO! <\/span><\/p>\n
I was a \u2018giant blob\u2019 who washed in an outside trough – now I\u2019ve lost 41 stone<\/h3>\n
<\/picture>TROLLEY DOLLY <\/span><\/p>\n
The trolley tip that means you DON\u2019T need a \u00a31 coin – shoppers dub it amazing<\/h3>\n